FinishedPrelims · #7
UFC Fight Night · Sunday 10 December 2023
KO/TKOElbows
Round2
Time1:01
Fight time6:01
Lightweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Melquizael
Steve
Striking
10
STRIKES
49
6
Power strikes
29
0
Knockdowns
1
Target
5
HEAD
45
2
BODY
3
3
LEGS
1
Grappling
2/1020%
TAKEDOWNS
0/0
0
Sub attempts
1
4:41
Control time
0:46
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share17%Share of strikes83%
17%Share of power strikes83%
78%Fight time in control
4:41 · 0:46 / 6:0113%
4:41 · 0:46 / 6:0113%
Strike map
Head · body · legsTale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+CostaGarcia
9.14Strikes / min13.67
1.5Takedowns / 15 min0.0
17Control time %9
0.28Knockdowns / 15 min2.60
57Wins by finish %86
Key numbers
Key numbers · Garcia49
Garcia: 49 strikes — average since 2022: 70 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+39
Strike differential in this bout: 49–10.
Differential · this bout29
Power strikes — 59% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights0:46
Control time — 13% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Melquizael Costa
UFC 2022+7–3
·Streak1L
- Lvs Arnold AllenDECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45 · 17 May 2026
- Wvs Dan IgeKO/TKOR1 · 4:56 · 22 Feb 2026
- Wvs Morgan CharrièreKO/TKOR1 · 1:14 · 14 Dec 2025
- Wvs Julian ErosaDECISION29–28 ×3 · 18 May 2025
- Wvs Christian RodriguezDECISION29–28 ×3 · 29 Mar 2025
Steve Garcia Featherweight
UFC 2022+7–2
·Streak1L
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- Wvs David OnamaKO/TKOR1 · 3:34 · 2 Nov 2025
- Wvs Calvin KattarDECISION30–27 ×3 · 13 Jul 2025
- Wvs Kyle NelsonKO/TKOR1 · 3:59 · 7 Sept 2024
- Wvs SeungWoo ChoiKO/TKOR1 · 1:36 · 20 Jul 2024
